After I was caught by gramps going through some of the books back then, he started teaching me some stuff about how to read. Well not that I needed it, but right now I’m in the body of a kid. He also saw me getting interested in a particular book called (Mana Manipulation 1). So he started reading and explaining it. At first he was only teaching me stuff like your inner abdomen absorbing mana particles from the surroundings, and that most people usually feel mana around 4-10 years old. But When I tried to focus on my surroundings I felt it, I don’t know how but I think it’s because I have a really high magic power for a kid.
^Does this mean that I’m a genius or something? Or do I have the qualifications to become the legendary sage gramps read me about? No that can’t be it, because whenever I look at my status my supposed job is commander. Does this mean I’m gonna lead my own troops? Man that sucks!!^
As I was trying to feel the mana around me, Gramps could feel mana circulating around my area. He was so surprised that he didn’t even realize that I was already floating! But then it happened!
*BBOOOMMM!!!!*
A large explosion happened. I didn’t realize what happen until I open my eyes! I can feel power surging through me. It’s like I can walk through the air. But I could barely crawl back then! Remember I was barely 1 that time. But then I realize that half of my house is gone and that there's a protective circle around gramps. At first I didn’t realize what was going on but then gramps started talking.
“Ha. ha. ha! You’re barely 1 and you already activated your tier 1 magic circle?? Am I witnessing the birth of a legendary sage? Or the best magic swordsman?”
After that I tried to talk to him to comfort him but then.
“Take it easy, gramps.”
“Huh!!???”
“Huh!!??”
Both of us are staring at each other out of confusion.
^WHAT THE HELL!! I can talk now?? Shit I gotta fix this^
“Grandpa Nelly? Are you okay?”
While acting cute I was trying to defuse that moment, and then gramps did the unexpected.
“Did I just miss hear you? Better prepare for your mother sonny! Because I’m the first one to hear you talk!! HAHAHAHA!! But you really surprised me sonny to think that you started talking when you’re barely one and that you already activated your 1 tier circle! HAHAHAHA! Your future is gonna be an exciting one.”
Good thing is that Gramps didn’t escalate things much further and started being happy because his the first one to hear me talk.
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After that big incident my mother was so proud of me that she didn’t even care that gramps heard my first words, she also told gramps to keep my power secret to everyone which gramps realize that and also suggest so, and our house was renovated and made into a bigger estate with a big backyard and a stable. 4 years have passed and I'm already 5. Gramps started teaching me literature, and my mother started teaching me about swordsmanship. A year ago my mother brought me to the church to get my awakened job, but then to her and gramps surprise I was neither a sage or a magic swordsman, I was a commander which I already knew but, when I went to the church I didn’t realize that it was only gonna tell me my job and only showed me my health and mana. To their surprise my mana was higher than the average person, my mana was equal to a D-rank adventurer. Which is odd because I was only 4 that time and that I was neither a magic caster or a healer.
Now that my mom and gramps know that I’m not a sage nor a magic swordsman I can tell that they were a little relieved. Which I took personally! Because you know. I was reincarnated to this world. I should have OP powers! Well except the eye of truth. But then I realize that maybe I’m not the MC of this world and I’m just a passerby. But ehh what’s done is done.
After knowing my awakened job, my mother started training me how to handle my own, which is through swordsmanship. Also gramps started lecturing me about this world, which is really helpful since I don’t really know what's up with the world you know. He taught me how money works and how to spend it wisely. He taught me about the cities and the jobs I could do, business around our area and other places, aristocratic people and their roles. The levels of aristocrats from duke to a baron. Also help me determine what I could do to my awakened power. And then he started teaching me about what I can buy from the money like apiece of barley bread is 1 copper coin. When I translate the money here from my other world, 1 copper is equivalent to 1$ and 1 silver is equivalent to 100$ and 1 gold coin is 1000$. Well all I got to know is what’s the exchange rate is Hahahahaha!! Since back then I was a cheapskate. I know how to handle my own money.
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After the long lectures about the whole kingdom and surrounding kingdoms, my mother starts her sword training with me. She taught me the basics of swordsmanship and she usually just let me swing the sword from up to downwards 3000 times a day. Which is a lot for a little kid. But with my strength and that I was using a small wooden sword I could do it. Well, it started with 500 when I was 3 but it grew as soon as I kept on doing it. After my sword training with my mother we went to the town to get some groceries. While we were going through our groceries, I noticed some noise going on by the food stall. When I looked, some kid was getting pushed because he was bothering the stall. This kid has dark skin and is skinny. When my mother saw me looking she turned my head to the side and told me to just keep on walking. But then a part of me is hurt, that kid reminds me of me back then when I had to beg my aunt to give me some more food. So I looked into my mothers eyes and told her.
“Can’t we help that kid mom? He looks hungry and sad.”
“We can’t help everyone sweetie. You got to know when to help a person and not. Ok?”
“But isn’t this a perfect opportunity to help other people?”
With my sad eyes and sad face my mother eventually gave in and walked towards that poor kid. While going over to that kid I noticed that he was really malnourished and I got more sad the more I looked at him, and then I started talking.
“Hi my name's Alex! Here I have some bread, you can have them”
“Are you sure? Thank you very much!”
As I saw his expression, happiness filled my heart. I look over and realize that there’s more of them. How I wish that a world without hunger exists. I tried to give as much food to the other people as I could and that I realized how powerless I am! I can’t even help them even though I’m a son of that bastard. Anger filled my heart but then I was comforted by the first kid.
“Thank you so much for helping all of us! Is there anything we could do to you? Ohh by the way my name is Ju Julio Santana.”
“Hi Julio where’s your parents and why are you alone here?”
“My parents died when I was a little kid, they were adventurers back then and was killed. After that my grandparents help me after that but they help me escape from a bandit attack”
“I’m sorry to hear that.”
“It’s ok It’s been 2 years since that happen and I don’t really mind it now”
As I looked over Julio’s stats I was speechless!
^What the heck??? How does this guy have such an OP stats??! What? His just a year older than me too?^
Julio Santana (Shadow Assassin)
6
Health: 441/441
Mana: 315/315
Power: 203(E)
Stats
Str:21 Agi:37
Mana:15 Int:8
Skills:
Sprint(D)
Hide(F)
Not yet learned:
Dagger skills(F)
Shadow manipulation(F)
Dash(F)
Grab(F)
More…
Whoooaaaa!! This guy will be awesome in the future! Wait? What if we work together and make a party? Wouldn’t that be a plus? Since I have buff skills and He has good mobility can we really go and handle some huge task like goblin jobs? Wait, what if I use my cheat skill and find more powerful people and add them to my party? Wouldn’t that be awesome?? Alright here we go!! No more backing down! With my cheat skill I can create an A class party!! I wouldn’t let this chance go!
“Mom can’t we let Julio come to our home?! Since he can’t go anywhere it’s better to bring him home with us. I know that I can’t help everyone, but I want to try to help people the best I could! PWEASE MOMMY!”
With my sad face and my cute little face I know my mother can’t resist me. But…
“No no no! I can’t bother you anymore sir Alex! I’m thankful for all the things you’ve done for me. But I think this is too much!!”
^OH MY GOODNESS!! You’re not helping me at all I need to fix this!^
“NOO!!”
“?”
“?”
My mother and Julio are confused why I yelled.
“Ehem! You see I don’t have any friends and it’s kinda lonely living alone as a kid. I just want to make friends my age”
“My baby!!! I didn’t know you were that lonely!!”
As my mother smothered me with hugs.
“Mom!!”
As I pushed her away.
“Are you already in your rebellious stage!!?? Ohh my! My son is already hating her mother! Huhuhuhu!”
To stop my mom from embarrassing me more I hugged her and kissed her by the cheeks.
“That’s my baby boy!!”
“Alright I decided!! Julio! If you don’t want to, I won’t force you but if you want you can live with us! We are not rich but I can feed you! And if you stay with us you will also gain a brother and a friend. Now pick”
As Julio stood there dumbstruck he was questioning whether this is reality or a dream and when he came to his senses he realized that this was reality and started crying.
“I-i-if yo-young-guys will have me I wo-would like to stay with y-you”
"Don't cry you should be smiling more than crying!"
"Th-this is j-just be-be-because you guys are accepting a a person like m-me."
"Don't worry about it, because your also helping me not be lonely."
While Julio was crying, I was giving him a pat in the back and when he started to calm down I dragged him to our house and I could see my mother smiling in the back. And there it started, a newly found friend and a brother.